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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

"Gold and Silver" by Stavesacre

Sometimes life seems to conspire against you. Sometimes things just seem overwhelming. Sometimes you need to retreat and regroup. Other times you need to pray that much harder. At times like these, almost invariably, I end up listening to this song by Stavesacre. They may not be the most well-known group... they might not be the best band ever... but they have always been my band. Their music has carried me through a lot. Sometimes, a song can say it all.

You slipped from my armsI knew you had to goSuch a heavy heartWho could hope to holdAnd I know where you're goingAnd that's the hardest partNo matter where tonight endsYou won't escape you're broken heart

Stay a while

Helpless for the wordsAnd it tightens up the airIt's not what you deserveIt's not for lack of careInside of me is screaming outI'm praying for my prayersDistracting and unworthyOf each and every burning tear

Seems insincere

Do I see God in all of this?Maybe all along?It's just that we're so smallAnd simply not as strongStrong like wings of silverAnd feathers made of goldTo carry heavy heartsTo cover all our helpless souls

To cover all of us

Under wings of gold and silver sometimes we have to hideFor shelter from this bitter winter... at least tonight

If it were mine to giveI'd give you your own timeTurn it back or forwardWhatever you decide

Stay a whileI wish I could post an mp3 of the song. I won't. But I can point you to Stavesacre's MySpace page, on which you can listen to to the song. I would recommend that everyone listen to it. It certainly calms my soul. It's David to my Saul.

2 comments:

Great song. I did find it on their My Space page. The first song on the list is harder than the songs to which I would normally listen, but this one I might have to get from iTunes or Amazon.

I can't say I have one song I consistently go back to in those times. It has morphed for me over time. Now there are two songs, both by artists less well known than Stavesacre. One is Greg Adkin's "Are You Out There Tonight?" (lyrics; My Space - I'm not sure how often the songs rotate here, but it was on his My Space page for me). The other is Andrew Peterson's "The Silence of God" (lyrics; Virb - need to scroll down in the player). I would guess both are too mild (acoustic) musically for your tastes, but you might like the lyrics.

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